Changg perceptns of what is like to be gay Mosw – one tour at a time - Equal Tim

Contents:

• ‘FASHN QUEENS’ HOST BEVY SMH’S APOLOGIZ FOR GAY TWEET
• BEVY SMH APOLOGIZ FOR USG GAY SLANG
• CHANGG PERCEPTNS OF WHAT IS LIKE TO BE GAY MOSW – ONE TOUR AT A TIME

‘FASHN QUEENS’ HOST BEVY SMH’S APOLOGIZ FOR GAY TWEET

While hostg Fashn Queens, she received some backlash about explog Miss Lawrence and Derek J, who are openly gay and have a keen eye for fierce purs and five-ch heels.

Fashn Queens’ host Bevy Smh sparked an entertag Twter nversatn after makg a ment about how some young, gay men approach her on the street. “Fashn Queens” star Bevy Smh was forced to apologize for g prevly acceptable gay slang on her Twter acunt.

BEVY SMH APOLOGIZ FOR USG GAY SLANG

Smh was addrsg a specific group of gay people on her Twter timele when she tweeted, “Dear Young Gay Men, pls don’t e up to me “queeng” out, I lightly pepper my nvo w/Gay terms but I’m a woman a hello will suffice!

On the heels of the show’s but last sprg, an op-ed on the Black gay webse Med noted: “Archetyp of Black people, like the mammie, ‘girliend, ’ or vixen are prevalent to this day. And the archetype of ‘gay man’ hasn’t changed much eher, pecially when to Black gay men. We are still given Black gay men that are all drsed up expensive smetics and high heels, wh hairstyl that are even more of a statement.

CHANGG PERCEPTNS OF WHAT IS LIKE TO BE GAY MOSW – ONE TOUR AT A TIME

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